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The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

JeffersonC City dispatch:-"The board
of railroad commissioners said to your
correspondent to-day, that all the
railroad companies operating in this
state have complied with the new rail-
road law, by filing their respective
freight schedules of rates in the office
of the railroad commissioners, as re-
CURED by said law. The commission
ers are highly pleased with the opera
ton of the new law thus far, and say
that the schedules OF railroad rates
filed by the companies reduce very
largely the rates heretofore charged.
The law, in their opinion, will work Il
saving Of many millions to he people
of the state. They are also gratifed to
find that the companies, without "
ception, respond so promptly TO the
requirements of the new law. During
the present month the commissioners
propose visiting every station on all
the railroad lines throughout the state
in order 10 gain personal observation
and inspection of the operation and
working of the new law"
~ -
Post:-ssNew York can no longer be
counted on as a safe republican state.
The rough elements of the city are
massing more and more i'll the demo-
cratic party. especially so since the re-
publican party has begun to exhibit
temperance tendencies" Well, with
out New York the republicans are Il
goner. As to the CROUCH element" the
republicans have that in Philadelphia,
and they don't complain OF it 4 bit. So
long as it votes with them the republic
cans think the trough element q
'.dai=y." Temperance tendencies &C
cording TO our contemporary mean
prohibition. 1t has threatened to give
us all prohibition, Won know, whether
we like il or not. Wen, well, we shall
see hat we shall see. But with New
York reliably democratic one thing is
pretty certain, and that is, hat the
successor of Grover Cleveland will be
the husband Of the charming Mrs.
Frances Folsom Cleveland.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Government control of ~telegraphs
would be bad. l. Because it would be
an immense stride toward communism.
2. Because it would create an army of
government place holders. 3. Because
it is dangerous TO increase the power
of government. 4. Because private
management Is, as a rule, more eco
nomical. IT there are monopolistic
tendencies in the management of the
telegraph, and there are no reasonable
doubts that there are, then let the gov
erument control them by law, as it has
a right to do, the corporations manag-
ing them being the creatures of the
law.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

And Fellows, too. is elected, despite
the boilers and the bosses.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The prohibition state central COM
ni;iee is to meet in Sedalia, December
g., TO call a convention TO nominate
candidates for state officers.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The bloody shirt is still popular in
Ohio. Poor old OhiOI
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The extinction of cholera is official
Iy announced by the Italian authorities
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Tue only substantial gain the repub-
licaM party made IL the recent election
was i'll Rhode Island, where then re-
capture Of a congressman gives to the
republicans a majority OF states should
the election for president be thrown
into the house of representatives. But,
Is Mr. Cleveland is sure to be renOmina-
ted by reclamation, and elected by a
good, round majority, that will avail
them nothing. Their gain of one
ser@Jor. wili only continue to them the
senate, which they now have, by d
majority OF two votes.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

DeLesseps has prepared a scheme
for the naturalization of Egypt, which
the French Chan Der OF Deputies will
be called on to consider by the prime
minister.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12
ADMINssT@AVUTx, NOTICE

EtTERS OF admin Isiration on the estate OF
a. John =. Hickam. deceased. were granted
to the undersigned on the 81 day OF November.
1881. by. The Probate court OF Lafayette county,
Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them TO unr for ALLOWANCES
within one year after the dat, Of tins notic1x or
they may lie precludcd from any benefit OF such
estate; and ifsucn claims be nor exhibited with
In two years they Will be forever barred.
MA11iE b HiCKAM,
nov5!5 ADMINISTRATIVE.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The son of his father was badly
Cooked.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

GiObe-Democrai:- lit will be i'm
possible to elect either candidate with
out the e .'oral vote of New York
Exactly And Cleveland viii get thai
as sure as shooting.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The CROUCH clement" as it is called
by the republican paper at Higginsville,
was very welcome when it voted for
VIM. Warner.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The last three of q noted gang of les
peraGoes have been arrested in Louis-
vile, chiefly through the efforts of
United States Detective Bauer aud two
assistants. Thirteen men composed
the band.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Hurrah for Fellows! No mar was
ever more besmirched and bedaubed,
and no maj ever won a grander victo-
ry over his ~detractors. Mr.. Fellows
is a gentleman and a democrat, a faith
fnl public servant, true to the people
and to himself, and it was a shame to
attempt to strike him down for selfish
purposes.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Gladstone III Il letter to the provost
OF Dalleitl Gays that outrages Ike that
of Mitchellston show that the spirit Of
the tyranny of Cromwell and Stafford
still exists.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

AdJutant-Gcuera Drum in his annual
report says the interest in the militia is
constantly increasing.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

1t means Cleveland's nomination by
reclamation in 1888.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The Post don't like "tne rough Gle.
mcmt." 1T ought to have found that ont
i'll 1856.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

1t was a campaign OF rUfiansm in
New York, and the so-cai;ed rciorlncrs
were the rufiiaEs.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12
Odessa Democrat:-ssLast Tuesday

Odessa Democrat:-'Last Tuesday
morning the ssslick barber" who
worked for Oscar Newbold, took four
razors, one pair OF clippers, one pair of
shears and two combs and left for parts
unknown. He came into town, shout
two weeks ago, a tramp, and got Work
with Newbold, who soon looked upon
him as a treasure. He 500 became
acquainted with 4 lady of this place
and succeeded i'll winning her affec-
tons, and was to have been married
last Monday. He went TO Lexington
on that day to get his license. MIR.
Reed being in Lexington the same day,
he borrowed a dollar to pay Tor it.
MIR. Reed has the license, the recorder
has the dollar and the lady has her
blighted affections by which to remem-
Der Mir. Higgins. The only clew to
his whereabouts is that he was seen by
the section hands going west. Mr..
Newbold went TO Kansas City to see
if he could find any trace of him there,
but failed"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12
TIE !. asll!. A..5I:!AE.EI!NlS'ss s s.s ;sso'
r. = 81 E1zTEEg.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL-
LIQUOR
Ninth Street, between Main and Franklin Streets.
Opposite Young's Livery Stable.

Calls special attention of the public to the fact that he carries the
largest stock Of Liquors of any house IN the County, which were bought
for cash at the lowest rates, and were shipped direct from the bonded
warehouses;, and in no way tempered with. but are pure. straight.
safe and reliable goods. Large stock of Native and Imported Wines.
Sole Agent in the County for the Celebrated Anheuser-Busch Beer.
Ifyou wish anything for medicinal purposes, where purity Isl bsolntely
necessary, get the goods that are strictly pure and unadulterated
Whisky from one to eight years old, of best brands. The trade
supplied. Goods for family use in cooking, &c, a specially. Sup
plies shipped 10 any point.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Virginia SHOWS Mahonism under fol
ever.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The British cabinet has decided not
to convokc parliament until the end of
February.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

An elegant banquet was rendered the
French naval officers nj r~hilaGclphia,
last Monday.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The Fifth National Bank of st. Louis
has failed, and there are ugly tales
about G.. CreciIius' management.
President OverstOlz is said to be much
Frustrated by the event. The loans
were reckiessly made.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

United States Marshal Dyer, OF
Utah, has been appointed receiver oi all
the Mormon church property above
$4,000, and to wilma up the affairs o!
the perpetnal immigration fund.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

4 freight train left the track al Wells
burg, w. Va, Monday evening, and
eight cars rolled down the embank-
ment crushing Joseph and John Muir
phys houses. John and his two chill
dren were badly hurt.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The Downing party III The Cherokee
contest held a caucus and will cndeavor
to Dust Chief Bushyhcad and thus gain
one vote in the senate. Everything is
quiet so far.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

BIS: CROWD FROM KANSAS
CITY.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Detroit, Mich, went democratic.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

viii Musgrove's county out iii bleed
ing Kansas elects all democratic Off aeIs
but wn. Caruthers and Musgrovc
have proved themselves most excellent
missionaries.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

uurrah for New York state!
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

THE EsTILG HEIGHTS SALE
OF LOTS.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The New York World has bccn re-
duced TO something less than 4 town.
ship.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Democratic gains in Kansas.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Hurrah for Maryland, my Maryland !
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Tie uial nj Sitka, Alaska. Of Frank
Fuller for the murder OF Bishop seq
hers Will begin next MONDAY.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

A remarkable surgical operation vas
performed at Centra:ia, H., consisting
in the removal OF an ovarian tum0r
weighing siXtY-two pounds from a lady
i'll that city.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The lnteiligencor does not 'vascil-
late, Il is simply The Post That wob-
bles.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Hurrah for New York City!
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The New York ABsuiaz, AGvcntu-
rer, Thieves Own, etc, may now sob
side into gentlemen, il they an.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Democratic gains in Iowa.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

It means Cleveland in 1888.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

The first truss OF the great Pongn-
keepsie bridge across the Hudson river
has been finished. II Is the largest and
heaviest IN the world.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

Maryland for democracy.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

-, 'oliowins p"r-cnal property. tu-wit:-
Two. York Mar So wet iiprses. 10 Mich
{ =. ! fnllet!-Angu r. >, , two-vear-old
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H,it"is. 70 herd OF Shoe Breed Sows. NJ
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l.o-, = ia'rU To- o. tatIHn- . nd mtpfs.
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isrus:-S = uHru. u|tsr-s1t 9s hour .rtf ret.
no., VIZ - oNr' -'tn on D. r.- nf $40
and upWs!f: r:G p iH rr,.a.-. sr tr,or.
removal o. uga...7- }rrrrtr. tA-SEt
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The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12

IIurrah for Philadelphia!
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12
Wesalg gatel!l9sassE
OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER.

Hurrah for old Virginia!
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-05-19
Word About Kettledrums.

A kettledrum is a more elaborate af-
fair than an afternoon tea, though
even kettledrum is very simple
entertainment. To this any number
may be invited, not usually exceeding
a hundred, of whom about sixty may
be expected to be present. Invitations
for large kettledrum are engraved
for the purpose, and then the enter
tainment is formal, with music some
where played softly and continuously.
For smaller affair, the visiting cards
are used, with
Kettledrun 3-5, april Tenth,
written in the corner, and sent, as for
tea, in small envelope. The hours
are not arbitrary. They have often
been from twelve to three this last
winter. The table is set in the dining
room, and some friends or relatives of
the hostess preside thereat. Sometimes
two tables are set, one with tea, and
one with coffee and chocolate. More
often it is the ordinary dining table
with tea at one end, and the other
beverages opposite. Mixed cakes,
macaroons, bread and butter, sand
witches, and waters are all on the table,
with lies of plates and napkins, and
if possible flowers in the center. Some
times pitcher of milk is added, but
no ice or frappi or punch, nor any hot
dish, unless it be small tea cakes.
Seats are necessary except for the as
sisting friends, who should have high
chairs, BY this arrangement the
hostess is left free to receive, and make
herself agreeable, while the real bur-
den of the entertainment falls upon the
two friends, who have to see that all
are supplied with something to eat.
and some one to talk to. Servants do
not wait upon the guests, but are linn
tied to answering the door bell, and
keeping up the supplies of eatables and
dishes.
Occasionally, the table is set in the
dining room, without any one to pre-
side, and people are left to wander out
at their own sweet will, and are then
served by maids in white caps and
aprons. But this is not nearly so in
formal and pleasant as the other way,
and is more like a rather meagre re-
ception lunch.
Of course kettledrum, like tea,
takes place in the afternoon, and gen.
tlemen can rarely be induced to attend.
The beauty of these two customs lies
in their simplicity and friendliness.
People make formal acquaintance Of
each other at receptions. but become
friends over cup of tea.-AartsD Fos-
ter Wdsh6urne, in Good Housekeeping.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-05-19
A Good Old Californian.

He was a good old Californian of the
kind that made this coast what it is.
He was man who did not stand much
on ceremony, but was wont to- speak
his mind without any very great curb,
more especially to a doctor. He looked
upon doctors as men who stood be-
tween the public and their health, and
lac had had occasion to try them very
often. In fact he had tested every
kind of curing machine, human and
otherwise He was still ill, and he
found one he rather liked. This was
western doctor who had succeeded
momentarily in making him feel bet
ter.
You give him this now," the doc
tor would say, land you just let time
rock along for an hour and then give
him another Dose"
The doctor had put him on special
diet. The only trouble about the diet
was that it would not remain and be
digested like any sensible diet, This
thing had gone on for some time, and
the patient was hungry, and he said to
the doctor:
Il want beefsteak."
MY dear sir, a beefsteakl Why,
you can't possibly eat it."
Then the patient got mad.
Look here" he said, my stomach
knows a sight better than you dc
what it wants"
The doctor left, and as he went out
be said suggestively to the patients
wife:
Il guess he don't want to see me any
more to-day. San Francisco Chgo7l
ieLe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-05-19
Earthquakes at Sea.

Somebody who has been investigat-
ing the subject says that the chief eff
feet of an earthquake on the ocean is
the rising of great sea wave, some
times very large, as, for example, sixty
feet high at Lis bon in 1861, also eighty
feet at Callao in 1924, and 200 feet at
Lupatka in 1897. These waves are Of
ten more destructive on land than the
actual shocks-the influx usually pre-
ceded by ain overflow, which, in fact.
acts as warning. One of the most
remarkable effects is the distance to
which these waves are propagated as
'great waves" for example, right
across the Pacific. Thus most large
earthquakes on the east or west coast
of the Pacific produce waves which are
recorded on the opposite coast about
twenty-four hours after. 1t is asserted
that, as to prediction of earthquakes
nothing certain is yet known, but in
many cases there are noticeable
changes in springs and wells preceding
the event. One useful warning, how
ever, is remarked as obviously possible
namely: the report of an actual
earthquake on one side of the Pacific
could be at once telegraphed to the
other side, thus giving twenty-four
hours notice of the probable event of
a great sea wave.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-05-19
The Fire Worshtpers.

1--WE do not worship fire." explained
Mr.. Kevasjee Pestangee, of Bombay,
the Parsee priest, now making his first
visit to this country, to an inquiring
Philadelphia Press reporter. I'VE wor-
ship the one God. We pay respect to
the elements-fire, water, and the rest
AS great works of God, without which
we could not exist. Fire is one of the
most beautiful and striking of the ele-
ments. When Parsee, in praying,
turns his face toward the sun he does
not worship the sun, but looks upon it
as illustrating the power and the ma
jesty of the Supreme Being. Fire burns
always in our temples, as symbol, as
a sacred symbol, but always symbol.
There are seventy thousand or eighty
thousand of us in India. We do not
propagate our religion. More than
that, we do not take others into our re-
ligion even. We are exclusive. Our
temples are open only to those of our
faith, and even when religious rites are
performed in a room no one out of our
religion can be present. In the morn
ing the Parsee prays that he may
speak the truth, think the truth, and
act the truth, Our temples are open
all day, and one may drop in at any
time to make his quiet QrisQn."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-05-19
The Advent of Casper Hauser.

On the 26th of May, 1928, there ap-
peafed in Nuremburg stout, short
boy, sixteen or eighteen years old, of
rustic appearance, having light
chestnut hair, gray eyes, and downy
beginning of beard, and wearing q
large felt hat, a jacket of dark-gray
cloth, with breeches of the same, blue
stockings, and hob-nailed half-boots.
He had letter without signature,
addressed to Herr Friedrich Won
Wessenig, major in the sixth light
cavalry, which read: Il send you a
youth who wishes to serve, like his
father, in the Lighthouse. He was
put into my charge by his mother on
the 7th of October, 1872. am a poor
days worker, with a family to take
care of. / have brought the boy up
in the Christian religion, and have
never let him go away from my house,
so that not soul in the world knows
where he has lived till now. Do not
question him on this subject, for he
cannot tell you anything. To keep
him more in the dark, 1 brought him
as far as Neumark in the night. He
has not a sou. If you don't want to
keep him, kill him, Or hang him up by
the chimney" This letter inclOsed
another one, which was regarded as of
sixteen years earlier date, on paper Of
similar character, and apparently in
the same hand. 1t read in substance:
1.-The child has been baptized, and his
name is Caspar. When he is seven
teen years old, send him to Nurem-
berg, to the light cavalry regiment
He was born on the 30th of April,
1872. / am a poor girl and cannot
support him, and his father is dead"
Herr Won Wessenig questioned the
was or where he had come from.
Such prodigious ignorance appeared
suspicious to the major, and he sent
the letters to the police commissioner.
asking his advice about them. The
police at first regarded Caspar as a
vagabOnd, and he was locked up.
Three points seemed to be established:
that he was born on the 3Oth of April,
1872; that he was the illegitimate SON
Of a poor girl and a light-cavalry
man; and as his dialect indicated, that
he was native of some part of Ba-
varia, near the borders of Bohemia.
More than this, he had something to
conceal: he had probably committed
some offense, which he did not care
about acknowledging to the police,
and he was trying to cover up his i.
traces. When he saw that, instead of
his being enrolled in the cavalry, they
were taking him to prison, he made
himself appear still more simple
minded and silly than before. If they
had taken a sensible course in the
matter, Herr Won der Linde Justly OBJ
serves. they could soon have cleared
up the mystery; "but they did not
think of looking upon the ground, and
gazed into the clouds. M G.. Valbers,
tn Popular Science Monthly.